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http://www.mapinc.org/pix/xmlpower.gifUS OH: Needle Exchange Program Offers Fentanyl Test Stripshttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n111/a03.html
The Blade, 07 May 2018 - Northwest Ohio Syringe Services has begun distributing fentanyl test strips to active users of opioids and other drugs. The exchange, a program through the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, is part of a larger strategy of harm reduction to keep people with addiction issues healthy while using, and provide them with resources and help when they want to seek treatment. Fentanyl has become the scourge of anyone trying to fight Ohio's opioid epidemic: deadly in small quantities and appearing in an increasing number of fatal overdoses. Lindstrom, LaurenThe BladeHIV/AIDS2018-05-11CN ON: Ontario Tory Leader Doug Ford Says He's Dead Againsthttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n104/a03.html
Globe and Mail, 20 Apr 2018 - Doug Ford says he is &quot;dead against&quot; supervised injection sites and believes the focus should be on drug rehabilitation instead. And if elected premier of Ontario in June, the Progressive Conservative Leader says he will do everything he can to fight the opioid crisis and get people who are struggling with addiction the help they need. Loriggio, PaolaGlobe and MailHIV/AIDS2018-04-25US CA: Some California Cities Want Amsterdam-Style Pot Lounges, Pushhttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n104/a06.html
Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr 2018 - For decades, it has embraced its gay and lesbian bars and the rock 'n' roll debauchery of the Sunset Strip. It runs a free nightlife trolley called The PickUp, with a jar of free condoms by the door. Now, it's embracing a different type of social scene: pot lounges. Parvini, SarahLos Angeles TimesHIV/AIDS2018-04-25US FL: Medical Marijuana's 'Catch-22': Fed Limits On Research Hinderhttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n106/a02.html
Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr 2018 - By the time Ann Marie Owen turned to marijuana to treat her pain, she was struggling to walk and talk. She also hallucinated. For four years, her doctor prescribed the 61-year-old a wide range of opioids for her transverse myelitis, a debilitating disease that caused pain, muscle weakness and paralysis. Taylor, MarisaOrlando SentinelHIV/AIDS2018-04-25US: Column: We Scorned Black Addicts But Support White Addicts. Why?http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n107/a01.html
Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr 2018 - We have been here before -- a raging epidemic of addiction that destroys lives, families and communities. Who was on the front line in the 1990s, when the drug was crack and the addicts were mostly black? Drug czar William Bennett. His weapons were prosecution and prison. Dvorak, PetulaChicago TribuneHIV/AIDS2018-04-18US FL: Company Files Lawsuit Challenging Orlando's Medical Marijuanahttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n092/a01.html
Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar 2018 - A company that planned to open a medical marijuana dispensary south of downtown Orlando is challenging the city's ordinance regulating such businesses, alleging it violates state law. Surterra Florida, which operates five dispensaries statewide, filed the suit in Orange County Circuit Court last week and is asking a judge to rule Orlando's law is &quot;invalid and unenforceable.&quot; Tallahassee Attorney William Hall, who filed the suit, is also seeking a temporary injunction to keep the city from enforcing the law while the court rules. Gillespie, RyanOrlando SentinelHIV/AIDS2018-03-31US HI: Cure Oahu Begins Cannabis Saleshttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n092/a08.html
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 27 Mar 2018 - Cure Oahu, backed by a local private investment group, opened with 10 strains, including top sellers Master Kush, Da Glue, Sour Chem and Sunset Mango. The dispensary in the former Bank of Hawaii branch building at 727 Kapahulu Ave. said there was heavy demand for indica, sativa and hybrid flower strains as well as tinctures and lozenges, which sold out shortly after opening. The 5,434-square-foot building has had a major makeover with a high-tech, 2,400-square-foot open lobby and dispensing area with two private consultation booths and large electronic tablet stations where customers can browse through information and choose from a variety of strains. Patients are also able to register and order products online before coming into the dispensary. Consillio, KristenHonolulu Star-AdvertiserHIV/AIDS2018-03-31US FL: Oped: Clear The Air About Making Medical Marijuana Accessiblehttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n093/a04.html
Sun-Sentinel, 28 Mar 2018 - Following President Trump's rollout of his administration's policy response to the opioid crisis, it has become clear that the president would rather waste federal resources trying to execute drug dealers than allow Americans the option to use medical cannabis. In his speech in New Hampshire, the president mentioned a terminally ill patient's &quot;right to try&quot; experimental medications that can enhance quality of life, but ignored the National Institute of Drug Abuse's own grudging admission that cannabis use is linked to health improvements in people suffering a range of diseases, from cancer to AIDS. Kalsi, KamalSun-SentinelHIV/AIDS2018-03-28CN ON: London's Anti-OD Site Saves Two Liveshttp://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v18/n080/a01.html
London Free Press, 05 Mar 2018 - Two people using fentanyl at London's temporary overdose prevention site on the weekend were resuscitated by a nurse after they overdosed, Middlesex-London's medical officer of health says. &quot;These people were inexperienced, and fentanyl is a drug where it's easy to miscalculate how much you are taking. If this had happened in a back alley or stairwell somewhere, it could have easily resulted in death,&quot; Dr. Chris Mackie said Sunday. Daniszewski, HankLondon Free PressHIV/AIDS2018-03-10More Headlineshttp://www.mapinc.org/find?163
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